[Wuhan pneumonia] Fan Hongling recognizes that protective equipment can only be used until March without negative pressure room can be isolated

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Written by: Zhang Meihua

2020-02-24 00:05

The outbreak of "Wuhan pneumonia" caused by a new coronavirus has continued, and insufficient medical protective equipment has caused concern. Hospital Authority Chairman Fan Hongling said in a recent interview with Phoenix Satellite TV “Q & A China” that due to the five-fold increase in protective clothing used by medical staff in January and the recent global procurement difficulties, he acknowledged that the current protective equipment consumption of the Hospital Authority can only be used Maintained until mid-March. In addition, Fan Hongling also changed the ward into an isolated ward during his visit to the Zhongzhi Hospital. He bluntly said, "We tried it in SARS. Of course, it was not ideal, but you have to use negative pressure (ward). It may not be possible." .

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Fan: Save a little to the end of March

In a recent interview with Phoenix Satellite Television's "Question and Answer", Fan Hongling revealed that the number of medical equipment is expected to be maintained until mid-March. He explained that due to the five-fold increase in the use of protective clothing by medical staff in January, coupled with difficulties in purchasing, the current equipment inventory is expected to be available only until the next month. He went on to say that the HA conducted global procurement with the support of the State and the Chief Executive's Office, but only a part of it arrived, and with the help of business people, if it found a source of goods in the country, it would make advances and send it to the HA. At least it will be around the end of March. "

In addition, Fan Hongling said that although the possibility of another SARS epidemic spreading is very small, he "has made the worst plan." If there is a community outbreak, the isolation center will be expanded. The Hospital Authority will transform other wards into isolation wards. It is also called an emergency and can be isolated without the use of negative pressure. Frankly, "We tried it in SARS, of course. It ’s not ideal, but you have to use negative pressure (ward), you may not be able to do it. ”If there are insufficient protective clothing and medical staff, other services will be reduced.

▼ Fan Hong, Chairman of the Hospital Authority, interviewed by Phoenix Satellite Television "Q & A China" ▼

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Fan Hongling hopes that more pneumonia patients will be discharged from the hospital in the short term. He believes that the government has reduced the number of visitors from the Mainland to Hong Kong people. Even if community infections have occurred, "they are just one district by one district (outbreak), basically most of them He can trace the source. "He estimated that there would not be a large SARS-like outbreak, and described the new coronavirus as" strange "this time. Some patients could" get better "without medication, but at the same time, some patients were in serious condition.

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